on my index knuckle on my hand. I nicked it and a sore started growing, had it removed immediately and the dr. said it had been there for awhile(scc cancer)he said I was very lucky that I nicked it as there was so sign of anything growing there.Nothing!! The sore grew very quickly, in 3 to 4 days it was 2.0 x 1.8. When they operated on me the dr said the cancer was larger underneath than the sore on top of the skin. Patholigist report said it was invasive SCC, well differentiated, clear margins(after 2nd surgery). So my question is how long could this possibly been growing without any sign? No chemo or radiation was needed. I just hope it hasn't spread!
Thanks for any knowledge about this. There are different types of squamous cell skin cancers. Some types grow quite quickly, more than a cm a week while others grow quite slowly and it might take a couple years to reach the size you have mentioned.
If your margins were deemed clear, especially after a second surgery, then most likely you are cured.
A squamous keratoacanthoma is one of the very quick growing types of squamous cell carcinoma and can sometimes grow a couple cm a week. This type SCC is also considered a variant of invasive SCC so maybe that is what you had removed. good luck
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